What is a workflow

In Data Mover, the Workflow component provides the services that support the operational logic for defining contracts. This component is built on the process flows of the BPMN engine.

The lifecycle of a workflow consists of 3 steps:

1. Selection or creation of the workflow template. This step involves defining a sequence of operations that will be initiated whenever the specified trigger is activated. Variables initiating an instance are mandatory.

2. Creation of the Contract. The workflow template must be associated with a Contract so that the variables operate the sequence of defined actions. By creating multiple Contracts, the same template actions can be executed with different inputs.

3. Interception of the event set in the trigger and of the values set in the Contract. A workflow initiates an instance of the template and is provided with all the variables configured during the creation of the Contract, along with additional variables injected into the instance based on the selected trigger type.